Spoofing attack in Apple Safari
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-4590 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-451 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Apple Safari Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers Apple iOS Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Apple Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Spoofing attack
EUVDB-ID: #VU170
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4590
CWE-ID:
CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a spoofing attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the parsing of 'about:' URL. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted web site to exploit this vulnerability and spoof user interface elements.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of user information.
The vendor has issued a fix (9.1.2).
Vulnerable software versionsApple Safari: 9.1 - 9.1.1
Apple iOS: 9.3.0 - 9.3.2
External linkshttp://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206900
http://support.apple.com/cs-cz/HT206900
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
